Middle East

Small state diplomacy: Oman’s Abrahamic test of faith 0
- Middle East
- October 10, 2020
Oman's first leadership transition in five decades may have changed in its strictly neutral outlook.
A promise of competence: Lebanon’s economic crisis 0
- Middle East
- August 3, 2020
Protests for political change seem unable to uproot the country’s entrenched sectarian interests.
Turkey and NATO: the shaky alliance enters 2020 0
- Middle East
- February 19, 2020
Ankara’s key foreign policy objectives diverge from its supposed allies in several critical areas.
The assassination of Soleimani: another step into the void 0
- Middle East
- January 26, 2020
US unilateralism has opened the door for other global powers to increase their regional influence.
‘We want the fall of the regime’: protests rock Iraq 0
- Middle East
- November 3, 2019
The cycle of demonstrations and failed government reforms threatens to overwhelm Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
Anti-establishment protests engulf Lebanon as economic woes mount 0
- Daily Brief, Middle East
- October 26, 2019
Anti-government protests are expected to intensify in Beirut today.

For over a week, tens of thousands of Lebanon’s six million-strong population have taken to the streets, incensed by rampant corruption and an economy teetering on the brink of crisis. Read this briefing

Oil to the flames: will the Iran-US spat escalate to war?0
- Middle East
- July 22, 2019
Iran's seizures of UK-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf have raised the heat for all parties concerned.
Crisis on the Nile: Egypt’s water security under threat 0
- Middle East
- June 30, 2019
The massive dam project has strained tensions between nations located along the Blue Nile.
The triumph of Benjamin Netanyahu and what’s to come 0
- Middle East
- April 30, 2019
Despite falling far short of a majority, Bibi emerged victorious from the hotly contested election.
Kushner’s peace plan vs Palestine’s national aspirations 0
- Middle East
- April 15, 2019
The latest attempt to resolve the Israel-Palestine has likely failed even before being announced.
Turkish local elections: last call for three years 0
- Middle East
- March 28, 2019
Economic challenges may finally put a roadblock before the seemingly unflappable President Erdogan.
Le pouvoir: a rattling of the Algiers gerontocracy 0
- Middle East
- March 16, 2019
Peaceful protests forced the president’s resignation. But the ruling party will fight to stay in power.